Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Many thanks to Jen Daiker of unedited for passing along the Prolific Blogger award to me.

The award is described thusly:"A Prolific Blogger is one who is intellectually productive...keeping up an active blog that is filled with enjoyable content."

The rules for this one are as follows:1. Every winner of the Prolific Blogger Award has to pass on this award to at least seven other deserving prolific bloggers. Spread some love!2. Each Prolific Blogger must link to the blog from which he/she has received the award. (see above).3. Every Prolific Blogger must link back to this post, which explains the origins and motivation for the award.4. Every Prolific Blogger must visit this post and add his/her name in the Mr. Linky, so that we can get to know the other winners.

-Mary at Play off the Page is another deep thinker whose posts stretch my mind, heart and soul.

-Roni at Fiction Groupie consistently encourages great discussions by tackling tough topics and her "Beta Club" is simply inspired.

-Sarahjayne at Writing in the Wilderness consistently knocks my socks off with her craft, especially her ability to write tight. Her snippets teach me tons.

Microfiction challenge updateKudos to Michelle Gregory at Beautiful Chaos for getting two pieces accepted to Two Sentence Stories! You can go rate her stories here: You Can't Run Forever and Day Job. These e-zines often have very quick turn arounds. Hope that inspires you!

Tell me about a time when you were prolific. What was it that drove you to great heights of productivity?

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Ha! I am embarrassed to admit I'm all about the money. I had one serial short story accepted for publication and the money they paid me was enough for me to IMMEDIATELY start on another one. I can be very productive when there are dollar signs (well, pound signs) in front of my eyes.

I am feeling prolific right now. Many thanks for the award and affirmations!! This coffee shop drama was percolating and has now poured forth. The caffeine, the conversation, the inspiration, and the love of words (and eavesdropping) are pressing me onward and upward. Blessings! And, a lucky day to you!!

Roni: You're welcome. I haven't commented much on the Beta Club posts because you do such a superb job critting, but I'm learning lots. And it's such a great service for those who aren't in a crit group (I'm in TWO!)

I find myself surprised by bursts of prolifickness (yes, I know, it's not a real word - but I like it!). These bursts come when I least expect them, and sometimes at incredibly inconvenient moments! But they're fun :)

Congrats on your award! I used to be a prolific writer. Back before I joined the online community. I've written 12 novels, and only two of them are good. And I haven't written anything for a long while as I've been revising. I really need to get back into that...

Jemi: It's been a while since I had one of those bursts. They do seem to come when I'm really busy with other things! I wonder if that's the secret formula.

Stephanie: Start planning now, and I bet you'll fly like the wind when the free time opens up.

Elena: I'd LOVE to know the key to prolific revising!! It's ten times slower than drafting. And yes, blogging does cut into writing time. But you have nearly 1,000 followers, so that ups the pressure to keep the blog a pretty high priority.

Shannon: Aw, thanks. I'm blushing. Blog writing can be a good warm-up exercise, especially, as you say, if you write a number of posts in one sitting.

Sarahjayne: you're most welcome. I think the intellectually productive description fits you just fine. :-)

Congrats on your award! I'm the most prolific after I haven't written in a while, believe it or not. Sometimes I burn out after pushing myself too much. I spent hours writing on Sunday, and haven't touched my novel since then, but today I'm feeling like I could write all day.

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